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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Sujit Patwardhan, Pune, IN;
James G. Maloney, Industry, PA (US);
Assignee:
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 71/12 (2006.01); H01H 73/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 71/121 (2013.01); H01H 73/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shield apparatus and a resultant circuit interrupter are disclosed, wherein the shield apparatus includes a shield apparatus base and a protection apparatus, with the protection apparatus including a shield that helps to direct an electrical arc along a flow path through a number of passages and that will help to enable dissipation of the arc and the plasma generated thereby. The shield apparatus is mountable to a portion of the housing of the circuit interrupter within its interior, and the shield is situated adjacent at least a first passage.